Latest about World Cup 1986
The best midfielders of the 1980s
It was a memorable decade for football and creative players in particular, but which ones stood out the most?
Referee Ali Bin Nasser recalls Maradona's 'Hand of God' goal: "Applying FIFA’s instructions, I was obliged to give the goal"
Bin Nasser admits something about the goal felt wrong, but felt he didn't have the authority to overrule his linesman
"I'd play for Tottenham's reserves and then keep a clean sheet against Platini's France" – Pat Jennings recalls five games that changed his life
The former Tottenham. Arsenal and Northern Ireland custodian on FA Cup glory, denying England and facing Brazil at Mexico 86
Quiz! Can you name every country Diego Maradona faced in a World Cup?
Quiz He played at four World Cups and he scored that goal - and that one - but who else did Diego face?
Diego Maradona: Andre Villas-Boas calls for FIFA to retire No.10 for every club
Diego Maradona's death, aged 60, sparked a deluge of tributes, and the Marseille boss believes the No.10 should now be retired from the game itself
Alex Ferguson at Mexico '86: when the world got its first blast of the hairdryer
World Cup 1986 After the untimely death of Jock Stein, Alex Ferguson led Scotland to a World Cup with what many believed was their best-ever side. Things didn’t quite go to plan, however...
Denmark '86: The best team never to reach a World Cup semi-final
World Cup 1986 They cruised through the '˜group of death'™ with their breaktaking brand of total football, but, asks Rob Smyth, were Sepp Piontek'™s laid-back legends the best team ever not to reach the final four?
Josimar on Mexico '86: 'The blondes came and the training went - I wasted it all'
World Cup 1986 Nothing sums up Brazil quite like a 25-yard larrup from a full-back – like the one Josimar planted past Pat Jennings at Mexico 86 - but things quickly started to unravel for the right-back...
